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Alessandro is News Editor for CosmeticsBusiness.com and Pure Beauty Magazine, covering the dynamic beauty industry

Alessandro Carrara

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He is particularly keen on covering technology, beauty brands which genuinely push the bar in terms of sustainability as well as innovation in male grooming.

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Regulatory
Dreame Technology ordered to modify 'two-minute' hair drying claims following NAD investigation

Dreame Technology ordered to modify 'two-minute' hair drying claims following NAD investigation

The challenge was brought by global technology company Dyson against Dreame Technology’s Dazzle Hair Styler and Miracle Pro Hair Dryer products, with the National Advertising Division (NAD) recommending the company modify or discontinue the advertising claim
Research & Development
La Roche-Posay opens Young Investigator Grant applications for 2026

La Roche-Posay opens Young Investigator Grant applications for 2026

The L’Oréal-owned dermatologist-led skin care brand’s Young Investigator Grant initiative provides up to US$50,000 for research that aims to transform patient quality of life through clinical medicine, biology and pharmacology
Packaging
Henkel voluntarily recalls select batches of Schwarzkopf Professional Osis Grip in US

Henkel voluntarily recalls select batches of Schwarzkopf Professional Osis Grip in US

A flaw in Schwarzkopf Professional’s Osis Grip 6.76 fl. Oz/200 ml’s packaging could cause the product to leak under pressure, creating a ‘risk of explosion’, and prompting parent company Henkel to issue a recall on select batches in the US
Colour Cosmetics
Westman Atelier EMEA GM steps down after six-and-a-half years

Westman Atelier EMEA GM steps down after six-and-a-half years

Anna Marcovici was responsible for building and scaling Westman Atelier, a US colour cosmetics brand founded by Gucci Westman and David Neville, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
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Fragrance
Opinion: Does Jo Malone London’s Fortnite collaboration deliver on its Gen Z marketing potential?

Opinion: Does Jo Malone London’s Fortnite collaboration deliver on its Gen Z marketing potential?

Jo Malone London has brought its newly launched Sea Salt & Bergamot collection to video game Fortnite. Cosmetics Business’ resident gamer Alessandro Carrara delves deep into the collaboration, answering all of your burning questions around this bold new marketing choice
Retail
Sephora’s Glasgow store opens its doors, rounding off the retailer’s summer openings

Sephora’s Glasgow store opens its doors, rounding off the retailer’s summer openings

The opening marks the fourth and final store launch of ‘Sephora Summer’, with the new Glasgow store placing a spotlight on Scottish beauty brands such as Byoma and Vieve
Colour Cosmetics
Guerlain make-up artist Olivier Echaudemaison dies aged 84

Guerlain make-up artist Olivier Echaudemaison dies aged 84

Echaudemaison, who began his beauty career as a hairdresser at 17, has sadly passed away. During his career, he created cosmetics for Givenchy and joined French luxury house Guerlain as Creative Director of Makeup in 2000
Retail
Fragrance drives US prestige beauty as sales top $17 billion in first half of 2026

Fragrance drives US prestige beauty as sales top $17 billion in first half of 2026

Prestige retail beauty sales increased by 7% to $17.1 billion during the first six months of 2026, according to data from Circana, as an increase in demand for fragrances drove growth
Fragrance
Fragrance brand Vyrao rumoured to be nearing completion of sale

Fragrance brand Vyrao rumoured to be nearing completion of sale

The niche fragrance brand, founded by Yasmin Sewell in 2021, has allegedly moved closer to finding a buyer, according to an unnamed source with knowledge of the deal in a new report
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Regulatory
Lush succeeds in ‘LushVibe’ trademark challenge

Lush succeeds in ‘LushVibe’ trademark challenge

The British bath bomb-maker brought forward its challenge against Chinese beauty company Enshi Qiqun E-Commerce’s ‘LushVibe’ trademark application to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in August 2025
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Fragrance
Move over ‘lipstick effect’, perfume is beauty’s real treat spend in 2026

Move over ‘lipstick effect’, perfume is beauty’s real treat spend in 2026

The ‘lipstick effect’ – beauty’s bellwether for affordable treats – has a rival in 2026, as fragrances muscle their way in to become the new consumer favourite. Jean Madar, Director and co-founder of Interparfums, explains how the business is capitalising on the perfume boom
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Fragrance
Jo Malone London debuts first gaming collaboration with Fortnite to promote Sea Salt & Bergamot

Jo Malone London debuts first gaming collaboration with Fortnite to promote Sea Salt & Bergamot

The Estée Lauder Companies-owned fragrance brand is bringing its newly launched Sea Salt & Bergamot collection, inspired by the wild waters of the British coast, to new audiences via a new partnership within the Fortnite Creative sandbox, a separate non-violent game mode found within Epic Games’ ‘Battle Royal’ shooter video game